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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner was asked Tuesday whether he would support a shorter prison sentence for Rod Blagojevich.

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The Illini 4000 are 20 bicyclists who are spending the summer cycling from coast to coast, to raise money for cancer research and support groups. Some University of Illinois administrators joined the group of mostly U of I students Tuesday morning in Rockville in western Indiana, for their ride to Champaign-Urbana Illinois and the U of I’s flagship campus there.

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Mexico has announced it will begin taxing a range of U.S. farm products. These include pork, cheese, apples and potatoes. The move is in retaliation to tariffs the Trump administration imposed last Friday -- on Mexico, Canada, and the European Union.

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Trees are an important part of a conservation plan, and, like most farmers, Bruce Carney wants to take good care of the land.

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In recent years, county jails across the nation have taken steps to try to keep inmates with mental illness from cycling in and out of jail. One approach involves stepped up mental health screening, coupled with efforts to get inmates plugged into community-based treatment after they are released.

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Illinois U.S. Sen, Dick Durbin says Rod Blagojevich should have gotten a shorter prison sentence.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed Illinois’ budget into law. This is the first full-year budget Rauner has signed since taking office more than three years ago.

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Bond for a Wisconsin man arrested in connection with multiple vehicle window breaks on Interstate 74 is set at $2 million dollars. Illinois State Police spoke about their investigation and the charges against Kevin L. Casey during a press conference today. 

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There’s a new strategy when it comes to combating the smells and air quality concerns that arise from large-scale animal feeding operations: Blame the company, not the farmer.

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Members of the Mahomet Aquifer Task Force met in Monticello last Friday to discuss strategies to protect the Mahomet Aquifer--East Central Illinois’ primary water source--from accidental contamination.